summer project report writing [2016]

8/16/2019 Summer Project Report Writing [2016]

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Report WritingReport WritingPreparing you for the summersPreparing you for the summers

Dr Sorab SadriDr Sorab SadriDirector,Director,School of Business & Commerce,School of Business & Commerce,

Manipal University JaipurManipal University Jaipur


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WHY THIS

PRESENTATION?• Very soon you will be going into the orpor!teworl" #or ! $ini$u$ perio" o# % wee&s in p!rt#ul#ill$ent o# your ''A( )'A re*uire$ents !n"

present #our opies o# your su$$er pro+e treport,• Sin e this report will show !se you !s well !s this

s hool it $ust be o$plete" in ! pro#ession!l$!nner, This present!tion is to !ssist you in "oingso, It $ust be re!" !long with the "et!ile" noteir ul!te" !longsi"e,


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There#ore• -et.s $!&e our reports $orepresent!ble !n" $e!ning#ul,

• -et us $!&e our reports $oreun"erst!n"!ble,

• -et the report spe!& #or ours hol!sti ! hie/e$ents,


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eport !riting• Wh!t is ! report? • 0h!r! teristi s o# !n e##e ti/e report • Report stru ture

• Pro e"ure #or report writing

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!hat is a report"

• A report is ! stru ture" !n" #or$!llywritten present!tion "ire te" tointereste" re!"ers in response to so$e

spe i#i purpose1 !i$ or re*uest, There !re$!ny /!rieties o# reports1 but gener!llytheir #un tion is to gi/e !n ! ount o#so$ething1 to !nswer ! *uestion1 or to

o##er ! solution to ! proble$,


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Characteristics of aneffective report

An e##e ti/e report is2• !ppropri!te to its purpose !n" !u"ien e• ! ur!te3• logi !l3• le!r !n" on ise3• well org!nise" with le!r se tion he!"s,


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eport structure

One i$port!nt !"/!nt!ge th!t ! report h!so/er other written o$$uni !tion is th!tit #ollows ! st!n"!r"i4e" #or$!t, Thisen!bles re!"ers to #in" !n" #o us onspe i#i pie es o# in#or$!tion, )ostreports !re $o"elle" on the #ollowing

stru ture 5$o"i#ie" with prior !ppro/!lwhere ne ess!ry6,


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eport structure7, Title p!ge8, 0erti#i !tes9, A &nowle"ge$ents:, T!ble o# ontents

;, -ist o# T!bs,(, 0o$p!ny.s '! &groun"%, Intro"u tion

, -iter!ture Sur/ey7@, Rese!r h Ob+e ti/es77, )etho"ology78, 0h!pteris!tion79, -i$it!tions7:, 0on lusions

7;, Re o$$en"!tions7=, loss!ry7>, Appen"i es7%, Re#eren es


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#S#$ C% #P 'U'()*#S


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'itle page

I"enti#ies the report with the #ollowingin#or$!tion2

• Title• AuthorBs n!$e1 position !n" *u!li#i !tions• Authority #or report• Pl! e o# origin• C!te


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Top2 The title in blo & !pit!ls in #ont si4e 7= !n" entere",NeDt2 The #ull n!$e o# the postgr!"u!te stu"ent !lso in blo &

!pit!ls #ont si4e 7:Then2 A Stu"y 0on"u te" !t ,,

un"er the gui"!n e o# Pro#


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0erti#i !tesThe wor& "one is origin!l !n" $ust be so erti#ie" by thestu"ent in writing,

There $ust be ! se!le" !n" signe" erti#i !te #ro$ ! seniorperson in the o$p!ny on the orpor!te letter he!" st!tingth!t the stu"ent h!s su ess#ully o$plete" the su$$erpro+e t5s6, This origin!l letter !long with the signe""e l!r!tion by the stu"ent $ust be !tt! he" to the origin!lopy o# the "issert!tion !n" ! opy o# the s!$e !tt! he" to!ll opies o# the "issert!tion,

Ap!rt #ro$ this the pro# super/ising the wor& will !lsopro/i"e ! erti#i !te to the stu"ent whi h will be boun" to!ll the opies o# the Pro+e t Report


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A &nowle"ge$ent

• A &nowle"ge$ent $ust be short !n"in lu"e" in the beginning with !"e l!r!tion th!t this is !n origin!lwor& o# the stu"ent,


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'able of contents

• Shows the se tion titles !n" $!+orhe!"ings

• -iste" in or"er o# !ppe!r!n e• In"i !tes p!ge lo !tions,• St!n"!r" p!ge nu$bering begins with the

Intro"u tion,• The Abstr! t or EDe uti/e Su$$!ry is

usu!lly p!ge nu$bere" with lower !seRo$!n nu$er!ls 5i1 ii1 iii1 i/1 et ,6


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'able of contents• In the T!ble o# 0ontents1 list only thest!rting p!ge o# e! h $!+or se tion,

• H!/e ! $!+or se tion #or Rese!r huestions1J then in"ent !n" list e! hrese!r h *uestion sep!r!tely !ssubhe!"ings !long with st!rt p!ge,

• Fse ! short "es riptor #or e! h rese!r h*uestion so your re!"ers &now wh!t thein#or$!tion is !bout 5not +ust R 71 R 81et ,6,


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-ist o#


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$bstract + Summary

• K!bout 7L8 p!gesM 2 This is ! short o/er/iew

o# your entire report, It shoul" ont!in !/ery brie# but on ise o/er/iew o# yourrese!r h purpose !n" ob+e ti/es1 $etho"s1$!+or #in"ings1 !n" spe i#i on lusions!n" re o$$en"!tions,


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0o$p!ny.s '! &groun"• K!bout 7L8 p!gesM• P!ge 7 o# the report st!rts here

• Intro"u e #ir$1 in lu"ing b! &groun"(history o# the #ir$1 its purpose1 $issionst!te$ent 5i# !ny61 o$petiti/een/iron$ent1 et

• In short #!$ili!ri4e the re!"er with theo$p!ny !n" its business


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)ntroduction

• K!bout 8 L 9 p!gesM2

• 5!6 '! &groun" o# the pro+e t3 whystu"y is being on"u te"1 #or who$3in lu"es ! brie# su$$!ry o# theiniti!l lient inter/iew,


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• 5b6 St!te$ent o# the o/er!ll pro+e tob+e ti/es

$- )D B)(.# $*D D * ' D !*( $D

)*/ M$') * / M C MP$*0 B C%U #S !#BS)'#S JUS' ' /)(( UP P$.#S ,


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-iter!ture Sur/ey• K!bout : L ; p!gesM2• in lu"es theory p!rt o# the pro+e t topi• Re$e$ber ,, rese!r h begins with -iter!ture

Sur/ey !n" "oes not en" there,• Your rese!r h *uestion springs #ro$ the

liter!ture sur/ey• In lu"es e/erything ! person new to the sub+e t

nee"s to &now o# your rese!r h wor&,,,"e#initions( +!rgons( urrent s en!rio( rules o# the g!$e,,et


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Rese!r h Ob+e ti/es• K!bout 7 L 8 p!gesM2• ! list o# spe i#i rese!r h *uestions to be

!nswere"

• you !n put the R in bullet #or$• -ist the rese!r h *uestions in the or"er you pl!n

to "is uss the$ in the results se tion,• Co not "is uss or list !ny rese!r h *uestions you

h!/e "roppe" or en"e" up not !""ressing,


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Methodology• K!bout : ; pgsM2 • 5!6 Type o# Rese!r h• 5b6 )etho" o# Rese!r h

• 5 6 C!t! olle tion $etho" Ces ribe your pro e"ures !n" why you hosethis p!rti ul!r $etho"1 !n" why itw!s the best option gi/en yourriteri!, 5 se on"!ry(pri$!ry6


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)etho"ology• 5b6 S!$ple pl!n, Report !ll $etho"s !n"

pro e"ures in "et!il !n" use !ppen"i es !s nee"e"#or "et!ile" in#or$!tion 5i,e,1 $!ps1 ti$e(!re!$!triD6, I# you h!/e h!nge" l!ter to other p!rtso# the pl!n 5i,e,1 lo !tions1 ti$es1 et ,61 only reportwh!t you ! tu!lly en"e" up "oing,


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)etho"ology• 5 6 S!$ple Ces ription , i/e your "esire"!n" #in!l s!$ple si4e1 report the responser!te 5nu$ber o# sur/eys o$plete" "i/i"e"by !ll respon"ents ont! te"1 not in lu"ingineligibles61 !n" "es ribe re!sons #or nonLresponse1 su h !s re#us!ls, Then1 report"e$ogr!phi h!r! teristi s o# yours!$ple using eDhibits !s nee"e", 0on lu"ewith !n !ssess$ent o# how well your s!$plerepresents the t!rget popul!tion,


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)etho"ology• 5"6 C!t! 0l!ssi#i !tion• 5e6 C!t! An!lysis )etho"s -ist !n" "is uss the

$!the$!ti !l(st!tisti !l or other o$put!tion!l toolse$ploye" to !n!ly4e the "!t!

• Ce/elop$ent 5in lu"ing preLtesting6 !n" ENERA-"es ription o# *uestionn!ire 5i,e,1 length !n" $!+orse tions6,

• Put ! opy o# the #in!l *uestionn!ire in the Appen"iD !n"re#er to it in this se tion,

• I# you !re using ! s he"ule then s!y so !n" in lu"e it in theAppen"iD,


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/indings

• Put e! h rese!r h *uestion on ! SEPARATE p!ge,• Co NOT "is uss !ny rese!r h *uestions th!t you "i" not en"

up !""ressing,• Lpt se$!nti "i##erenti!l s !le !n hore"by 1 he &list with 7@ ite$s1 :Lite$ r!n&ing *uestion1 openLen"e"1 et ,6 but NOT le/el o# $e!sure$ent 5inter/!l1or"in!l1 no$in!l !lthough you oul" re#er to or"in!l !n"no$in!l !s !tegori !lJ *uestions !n" inter/!l !s s !le oropenLen"e"J $ost stu"ents who h!/e t!&en ! ourse inRese!r h )etho"ology will un"erst!n" th!t6,


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• EQA)P-E 2 To !nswer this rese!r h *uestion1

sur/ey *uestion 9 !s&e" respon"ents to r!te on! ;Lpoint s !le where 7 /ery s!tis#ie"J !n" ; /ery uns!tis#ie"1J ! list o# ; "i##erent ite$s su h!s on/enien eJ !n" le!nliness,J,

• 5 6 Report your #in"ings !n" "on.t be o/erlyte hni !l in "is ussing the st!tisti !l pro e"ures1!lthough you $ight #ootnote in#erenti!l testst!tisti s i# !ppli !ble,

• Present your results in ! $!nner your !/er!gere!"ers !n e!sily un"erst!n"

• Su$$!ri4e your &ey points !n" re#er to eDhibits#or "et!ile" #in"ings,

/indings


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/indings

• 'e sure to on lu"e with ! su$$!ryp!r!gr!ph th!t gi/es your interpret!tion o##in"ings !n" your best !nswer to therese!r h *uestion b!se" on the "!t!, I#

your #in"ings !re $iDe"J or in on lusi/e1s!y so• 5"6 EDhibits shoul" be pl! e" on the s!$e

p!ge or the neDt p!ge !s your "is ussion o#

the !nswer to the rese!r h *uestion, CoNOT put the eDhibits in !n !ppen"iD


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Bibliography

• The bibliogr!phy lists !ll publi !tions either ite"or re#erre" to in prep!ring the report,

• Fse the Re#eren ing Syste$ re o$$en"e" either! or"ing to the 0hi !go )!nu!l o# Style or theEurope!n Style, 'oth styles h!/e been eDpl!ine"in the Rese!r h )etho"ology 0l!ss,

• A report without ! su##i ient bibliogr!phy is not

! ept!ble !t S'0,


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.lossary 1if included2

• T!&e !re to see th!t it is !rr!nge"!lph!beti !lly

• I# "e#initions !re t!&en #ro$ !sour e li&e the web "i tion!ry or#ro$ so$e publishe" wor&1 then it is

!ppropri!te to s!y so in e! h !se,


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• pl! e" !t en" o# ! report i# in lu"e"• !rr!nge" in the or"er re#erre" to in the report,• This $ust in lu"e2

A opy o# the *uestionn!ire1 s he"ule !s well !s s!$plewor&ing o# "!t!

Any te hni !l or /ery "et!ile" $!teri!l 5e,g,1 $!ps1 ti$es!$pling gri"s1 instru tion sheets #or inter/iewers1 et ,6,Any o$p!ny "o u$ent th!t h!s ! "ire t be!ring on thestu"y on"u te" !n" whi h the re!"er1 in your opinion1$ust be !w!re o#,

A s!$ple o# the wor&ing in !se the "!t! is is eDtensi/ee,g, 9@@@ responses !n" h!s been !n!ly4e" through)i roso#t ED el i# not SPSS or RATS

$ppendi3


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#4%)B)'S

• E! h eDhibit $ust be nu$bere" !n" title"

• !n" shoul" ont!in l!bels !n" other in#or$!tion ne ess!ryto interpret it,

• EDhibits shoul" be !ble to su##i e !s ! st!n"L!lone /iew o#results1 so $!&e sure they !re properly l!bele" !n" in lu"elegen"s where nee"e",

• E/ery t!ble $ust be nu$bere"1 seri!lly1 gi/en ! title !n"then inserte" in the teDt to $!&e re#eren e to it e!sy, Allgr!phs $ust le!rly show wh!t the "epen"ent /!ri!ble is!n" wh!t the in"epen"ent /!ri!ble is so the !Des $ust betitle",


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• The report shoul" be written in the thir" person!n" in p!st tense,

• 0he & your e!rly !ssign$ents in Rese!r h

)etho"ology !n" l!ss notes #or help,• Fse he!"ings !n" subhe!"ings liber!lly, It $!&esit e!sier #or the re!"er to #ollow !long,

• The stu"ent shoul" use A(: si4e white p!per !n"printing shoul" be "oubleLsp! e" in #ont si4e 78with sub titles in #ont si4e 7: !n" $!in title in#ont si4e 7% 5s!ns seri#6


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• T!&e !re to pro/i"e $!rgins2 le#tL 9;$$1 rightL8@$$1 botto$ 8@$$ !n" top L9; $$,

• You $!y wish to begin e! h sep!r!te se tion on !

new p!ge,• It $!y be e!sier to pro"u e your report i# you&eep t!bles(#igures on sep!r!te p!ges #ro$ theteDt,

• In !ny !se1 the eDhibits shoul" be lo !te" in theteDt ne!r the "is ussion o# those #igures !n" notin the !ppen"iD,


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• 0he & gr!$$!r !n" spelling on your #in!l"r!#t P!rt o# your gr!"e will be b!se" ongr!$$!r1 spelling1 !n" proper writing style5whi h $e!ns pro#ession!l !n" ob+e ti/e 6,At the postgr!"u!te le/el spelling !n"gr!$$!ti !l errors !re un#orgi/!ble so use! goo" "i tion!ry !n" the spell he &pro/i"e" on the p, ,,

• Poor l!ngu!ge use will be pen!li4e",


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)* $DD)') *

• There !re ti$es when you $!y nee" to eDpl!inso$e things in ! #ew senten es, Fse en" notes #orthis purpose, En" notes !n o$e !t the en" o#the h!pter or !t the en" o# the report, 'ut it$ust be gi/en h!pter wise !n" nu$bere"!ppropri!tely,

• Whene/er you *uote !nything $ore th!n twosenten es or 7; wor"s ple!se in"ent the s!$ewithin the teDt, You $!y use it!li s or in/erte"o$$!s to gi/e the *uote but not both,


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.rading• The Su$$er Pro+e t is !n integr!l p!rt o# the

''A ( )'A urri ulu$ !n" e/ery stu"ent iseDpe te" to tre!t it seriously !n" o$plete !n %wee& pro+e t in the sub+e t !re! o# their interest( spe i!li4!tion i,e, )!r&eting


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r!"ing• The tot!l $!r&s !w!r"e" to Su$$er Pro+e ts in 7@@ o#

whi h 8@ $!r&s !re #or perio"i reporting( orrespon"en ewith the intern!l gui"e1 9@ $!r&s !re #or the report !n" ;@$!r&s #or its in"i/i"u!l or!l "e#ense be#ore ! p!nel, This isnot only #or )!r&eting !n" Hu$!n Resour es but !ll"issert!tions in lu"ing !ll spe i!li4!tion sub+e ts,

• The #in!l gr!"e will be gi/en on 5one6 i,e, the origin!l opy o#the "issert!tion !n" signe" by the p!nel $e$bers t!&ingthe or!l "e#ense,


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r!"ing

• One boun" opy o# the "issert!tions $ust be sub$itte" onor be#ore 97 st O tober to the respe ti/e intern!l gui"e whowill re!" the s!$e !n" p!ss it on to the HOC by the l!stThurs"!y o# No/e$ber, The /i/! /o e eD!$in!tions #or or!lin"i/i"u!l "e#ense be#ore ! p!nel sh!ll o$$en e,There!#ter, )!r&s #or Su$$er Pro+e ts will be re#le te"in the )!r& Sheet issue" #or Se$ester in *uestion,

• The stu"ents nee" to ret!in one opy with the$ #or #uturere#eren e !n" one opy nee"s to be sub$itte" to theo$p!ny in the #or$!t1 style !n" ontent !s "esire" bytheir respe ti/e o$p!ny,


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Ce!"lines• Gune 71 IRR shoul" re! h gui"es• Gune ;1 Rese!r h ob+e ti/es "e i"e"

• Aug 71 Rough "r!#t 8 b sub$itte" tointern!l gui"es !s ! so#t opy !n sub$it e!rlier thru $!il !lso be in onst!nt tou h with ur gui"es

one on/ers!tion ! wee&


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